Harris, Everett G.

Harris was sent to Louisville, KY, by the American Missionary Association to develop an African American church. He  established the Plymouth Settlement House, which included an employment bureau for African American women. He was also a member of the Commission on Interracial Cooperation. He was the husband of librarian Rachel Davis Harris. Everett Harris was born in Virginia. For more see The Encyclopedia of Louisville, ed. by J. E. Kleber.